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5 killed in rollover crash on Elbert-Arapahoe county line

CSP: Vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed
Posted at 7:49 AM, Oct 02, 2016
and last updated 2016-10-02 23:10:57-04

ELBERT and APARAHOE COUNTIES, Colo. -- Five people were killed in a rollover crash after the driver lost control of the vehicle early Sunday morning, a CSP official said.   

Authorities were notified of the crash around 5:41 a.m. according to Colorado State Patrol Trooper Alisha Danko. 

The small sedan rolled on East County Line Road at Monarch Circle, east of Delbert Road. The sedan was traveling at a high rate of speed when it rolled and caught fire after coming to rest, Danko said. 

The road reopened at around 1 p.m. 

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